Archery and Club News

County and Clubs

Kent Target Archery Championship (Monday, 23 August 2010)

A report on the county Target Archery Championship will follow in the next few days, but for those who want to get record claims in quickly, the tournament results are now available for download.

Congratulations to everyone who achieved the performance that they set for, and especially all of our winners. The list of county champions has also been updated.

County Match v. Surrey (Sunday, 08 August 2010)

After the disappointment of having earlier matches this year cancelled, Kent took on Surrey at Vigo on Sunday 01 August 2010 on a day on sun and rain that threatened every so often, but didn't actually materialise.

Surrey won the Compound match by a short head and the "Mixed Junior" match by a comfortable margin, but Kent made it 3-2 with wins in the Recurve Freestyle, Recurve Barebow and Longbow matches. Many congratulations to all of our team for a very creditable result.

The match results are now available for download.

Kent Disability Tournament (Saturday, 31 July 2010)

John Cavanagh, a British Paralympic archer, was the special guest at this year's KAA Disability Tournament at Sittingbourne Community College last Saturday.

Our thanks go to College for its enthusiastic support of the event, to the local branch of the MS Society for helping to raise the profile of the event and to the many helpers led by Bob Beaney (Tournament Organiser). The event was blessed with fine weather - the breeze might have made shooting a bit more difficult, but it certainly helped to take the edge off the heat!

The tournament results are now available for download.

Membership Renewals (Sunday, 18 July 2010)

Changes have been made to the ArcheryGB membership renewal process for the start of the 2010-2011 membership year and club secretaries should by now have received information from ArcheryGB on how the new system will work for this year. The KAA Club Guide to the affiliation and membership process has therefore been withdrawn with immediate effect, as the sections dealing with membership renewal are now out of date.

Any club that is unsure about how to process new applications or transfers or renewals of membership, should follow the instructions given by ArcheryGB; if you are still unsure about how to proceed, then please contact the county Treasurer for further advice.

Clubs are reminded that KAA membership fees have increased since last year and the new fees are shown in the current edition of the KAA Membership policy.

The increase was effective as follows:

Regional and National

Selection for England Teams (Tuesday, 18 May 2010)

The EAF is responsible for selecting teams to represent England at events where separate teams compete for each of the UK home nations (for example Commonwealth Games, Euronations tournaments and home nations teams at certain major domestic events).

We have been asked to remind members, who wish to be considered for selection, that:

• details of the selection criteria are available from the EAF web site;
• it is the archer's responsibility to seek selection and to supply the required information - the EAF will not actively search for potential candidates.

ArcheryGB Coaching Conference (Sunday, 09 May 2010)

Details of the National Coaching Conference have now been published and can be downloaded. Further information will also be available from the ArcheryGB web site in due course.

Please note that this conference is only available to licensed ArcheryGB coaches, but coaches of any grade may attend.

GNAS Annual General Meeting (Tuesday, 20 April 2010)

Our congratulations go to Trish Lovell (Bowmen of Woodstock, Kent) who succeeds Tom Williamson as President of the Society and will serve for a period of 3 years.

There are significant changes to the Board of Directors, as a number of directors retired at the end of their maximum permitted term of office. There were also further set-backs for the "Governance Review".
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Development

National Archery Development Conference (Sunday, 13 June 2010)

This year's National Archery Development Conference will be held on 23-24 October 2010 at Lilleshall National Sport Centre. Details of the conference and the Archery Development Plan for England are now available from the ArcheryGB web site.

Please note that the deadline for booking places is 01 October 2010, but places are limited and provided on a strictly 'first come, first served' basis.

Awards and Grants (Sunday, 09 May 2010)

Clubs that are interested in applying for development grants can get a wide range of information from the KCC web site:

• subscribe to the fortnightly newsletter Inside Track, or view recent editions;
• search the KCC funding opportunities database

While both of these links include funding information for a wide range of activities other than sport, it is relatively easy to identify those opportunities that do relate to community sports clubs.

Information is also available about Kent and Medway Funding Fairs that are held throughout the year at various locations around the county

Appeal for Volunteers to Train as Judges (Sunday, 02 May 2010)

We have received an appeal from Katy Lipscombe, the SCAS Judges' Liaison Officer, for more members to volunteer to train as Judges.

The SCAS region covers the south-eastern corner of England, its border forming a long, ragged arc that runs from The Wash to the Solent (and a little beyond). It takes in 14 county archery associations, with over 250 clubs and more than 10,000 members.

There are literally hundreds of tournaments in the region each year - target, indoor, field and clout; from local club shoots to county championships to world record status FITA Stars. Although a tournament strictly only has to have qualified judges present if it has national record status or above, many other tournaments choose to have a judge - someone has to keep us under control (and sort out those difficult technical questions about rules, that would otherwise have you worrying through sleepless nights).

Currently the region has only 44 judges to deal with all of that (6 of them here in Kent) and some end up judging somewhere or another most weekends of the year - there is an urgent and growing need for more judges to 'lighten the load'. If you are interested in training to become a judge, please contact Katy Lipscombe, or speak to any of our judges, next time you go to a tournament.

Sport:ed Training Courses (Sunday, 07 March 2010)

Kent Sport (KCC Kent Sport, Leisure & Olympics Department) run a year-round program of workshops aimed at sports coaches and anyone involved in the running or administration of sports clubs. They take place on week-day evenings and at weekends at a variety of locations around the county, so most members should be in reasonable striking distance of at least some of them.

A full and regularly updated list can be found on the Kent Sport web site.

Enquiries and bookings relating to all workshops should be made by contacting Jennifer Taylor at Kent Sport, either by e-mail, or by telephone on 01622 605055.

Coaching

Invicta Coaching Group AGM (Monday, 31 August 2010)

Members of the Invicta Coaching Group are reminded that their AGM will be held on Friday 24 September 2010.

This meeting is only open to members of the KAA with a current coach license (any level, but excluding Leaders) and all should by now have received their official notification. Any Kent coach who has not received notification and wishes to attend, is asked to contact the Invicta Coaching Group secretary.

The AGM will be followed by an opportunity for coaches to gain CPD points for their next license renewal - Hilary Essex will be giving a short talk on the "Principles of Training".

Coaches Working in Schools (Monday, 31 August 2010)

The Association for Physical Education (AfPE) has issued new guidance to schools for the employment of sports coaches and this is likely to affect Leaders and Coaches providing archery lessons, whether as a part of the formal curriculum, or as an extra-curricular activity.

Details are available from the AfPE web site.

Queries should be directed to the Kent School Sport Manager Nathan Hazeldene, or to the AfPE.

Other

London2012 Tickets (Sunday, 28 March 2010)

You may have heard in the media in the last week or so that information is now available about ticket sales for the London Olympic and Paralympic Games. The London2012 organising committee (LOCOG) has announced in its recent newsletter that tickets will go on sale during the spring of 2011; more information will be available later this year and you can register now to receive this information direct when it is published.

To sign up for their general newsletter, please visit the London2012 web site;
To register for news about tickets, please visit the London2012 ticketing web site, or phone 0844 847 2012.

Please also note that LOCOG is currently stating that payment will be possible by cash, cheque or VISA credit/debit card - it will not be possible to pay using other credit/debit cards!

London2012 Tickets (Sunday, 28 March 2010)

You may have heard in the media in the last week or so that information is now available about ticket sales for the London Olympic and Paralympic Games. The London2012 organising committee (LOCOG) has announced in its recent newsletter that tickets will go on sale during the spring of 2011; more information will be available later this year and you can register now to receive this information direct when it is published.

To sign up for their general newsletter, please visit the London2012 web site;
To register for news about tickets, please visit the London2012 ticketing web site, or phone 0844 847 2012.

Please also note that LOCOG is currently stating that payment will be possible by cash, cheque or VISA credit/debit card - it will not be possible to pay using other credit/debit cards!

London2012 Pin Badges (Saturday, 09 January 2010)

The Organising Committee of the London Olympic Games have recently revealed the pictograms for each of the sports that are included in the Olympic and Paralympic Games. You can see the Olympic pictograms and the Paralympic pictograms on the London2012 web site.

They are also available as pin-badges, which can be purchased from the Museum of London shop.